Sadguru Sivananda Murty
Kandukuri Sivananda Murty is a well-known Indian scholar and a humanist with a wide following in India and in other countries, who writes AbOUT Indian heritage and culture, spirituality and philosophy. He has published many books and articles in newspapers and journals.
Family
Kandukuri Sivananda Murty was born on December 21, 1928. He was born into a royal family of Urlam and Devadi Villages in Vizianagaram District of Andhra Pradesh. His parents Sri Veerabasavaraju and Smt.Sarvamangala were great worshippers of Lord Shiva and built around 200 temples in His dedication. From his child hood days, he was deeply drawn towards spiritual subjects and especially towards Yoga sastra.
Career and Life
While serving the Police Department Of Andhra Pradesh, he also devoted a great deal of his time in serving the poor and needy and educating the people about Hindu Dharma and its eternal verities.
His love for our great country and its ancient culture rooted in Sanathana Dharma is indeed phenomenal and unique. As a spiritually powerful public communicator, he constantly exhorts in all his public lectures that all citizens, including Sanyasis, who are dependent on Society are duty bound to think and act as custodians and trustees of public welfare. He is a walking encyclopedia on Hindu Dharma, History, Indian Fine arts like, Music, Dance, Drama and literature.
His essays on contemporary subjects like cultural, political and spiritual history were serialized in a Telugu daily, and was later published in two volumes under the name of Bharatiyata. His commentary on Kathopanishad received profound acclaims from the Paramacharya of Kanchi and Sringeri Shankaracharya.
Awards
- Raja-Lakshmi Award for the year 2000 from Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation, Chennai
Others
Guruji has been instrumental in the research, concept and original script of the forthcoming multilingual feature film Buddha (2007 film). Guruji's latest book - "Rushula Charitra" about the indian saints was recently released.
Newspaper article links
- My humble salutations to Sadguru Sivananda Murty Article by Sri.V.Sundaram in Newstoday 29th May 2007
- Friend, Philosopher and Guide The Hindu